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hooch

hooch

English

Alternative forms

Noun

hooch (plural hooches)

  1. (Canada, US, informal) Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Japanese (うち, uchi, house)

Alternative forms

Noun

hooch (plural hooches)

  1. (military slang, Viet Nam era) A thatched hut, CHU, or any simple dwelling.

Alemannic German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hoːx/

Adjective

hooch (comparative hööcher)

  1. high

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German hôch, earlier (inflected stem hôg-). From Old Saxon hōh, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kewk-, a suffixed form of *kew-. Compare German hoch, Dutch hoog, East Frisian hag, English high, Danish høj.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦoːx/

Adjective

hooch (comparative höger, superlative an'n hööchsten)

  1. high
  2. tall

Declension

Antonyms


Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian hāh, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz. More at high.

Adjective

hooch

  1. high